Over 30,000 doctors in Gujarat join Indian Medical Association call for protest
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Last Updated: Dec 11, 2020, 03:03 PM IST
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The IMA has called for withdrawal of all non-essential and non-COVID-19 services between 6 am and 6 pm on Friday across the country against the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) decision to allow Ayurvedic doctors to conduct certain surgical procedures after the completion of their 3- year PG course, said IMA office-bearers.
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The IMA is the apex body of allopathy doctors in the country.
Ahmedabad: Over 30,000 doctors from Gujarat joined the nationwide protest called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday against the Centres decision to allow post-graduate Ayurvedic physicians to perform certain types of surgeries after training. However, emergency medical services will remain unaffected as they have been exempted from the purview of the agitation.